Bill Text: OR SCR9 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: In memoriam: Jay Minthorn, 1936-2010.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-02 - Filed With Secretary of State. [SCR9 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SCR9-Enrolled.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                 Senate Concurrent Resolution 9

Sponsored by Senator NELSON; Representatives JENSON, G SMITH

  Whereas Jay Minthorn was born in Pendleton, Oregon, on April
22, 1936, and passed away on November 22, 2010; and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn, after high school, worked as a fisherman
at Celilo Falls, was a smokejumper and then a logger; and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn was respected across Indian country,
especially in the Northwest, where he was known in state and
tribal government circles as a tireless worker promoting good
state-tribal relationships and bringing divergent sides together;
and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn was a statesman in his resolute defense of
tribal treaty-reserved natural resources and his steadfast
commitment to longhouse tradition; and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn was a true warrior for tribal issues,
serving the tribes of the Columbia Basin with quiet determination
and earning the respect of those who worked with him; and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn was elected in 1986 to the Board of
Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, where he served for 20 years, including on the
tribes' Fish and Wildlife Commission and Cultural Resource
Committee; and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn was the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation representative for 22 years on the
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and was the chairman
of the Oregon Legislative Commission on Indian Services for 12
years; and
  Whereas during Jay Minthorn's service on the Commission on
Indian Services he understood his responsibility to make the
needs and concerns of the American Indian people in Oregon known
to public and private agencies whose activities affect Indians;
and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn will be remembered for many things,
including taking care of his family by teaching them to hunt and
fish; and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn was a great listener, both listening to
and learning from tribal elders; and
  Whereas in his younger years, Jay Minthorn was known for his
athletic skills, enjoying games and playing baseball; and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn had a calm, controlled demeanor, endearing
sense of humor and a special storytelling ability, often invoked
in his stories about fishing at Celilo Falls; and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn was well known for his meticulously
handwritten notes and legendary ability to recall dates and times
for events, discussion and decision-making; and
  Whereas Jay Minthorn was a relentless teacher who never missed
an opportunity to convey cultural information or teach the
meaning of Indian treaties; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:

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  That we, the members of the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly,
recognize the contributions of Jay Minthorn to all Oregon Indian
tribes and express our condolences to his children and
grandchildren.
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                                Adopted by Senate April 14, 2011

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                                   Robert Taylor, Secretary of
                                             Senate

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                                  Peter Courtney, President of
                                             Senate

                                  Adopted by House May 25, 2011

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                                  Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

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                                 Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

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